2 Chronicles 6:7

2 Chronicles 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

Context of 2 Chronicles 6:7

5He told David, “I brought my people out of Egypt. From that time, I have not chosen a city in any of Israel's tribes to build a temple where my people would worship me. I have not chosen a man to be the leader of my people, the Israelites. 6But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the place where my people worship me. And I have chosen David to rule Israel, my people, as king.” My father David wanted very much to build a temple to give honour to the Lord, Israel's God. 8But the Lord said to my father David, “It was good that you wanted to build a temple to give me honour. 9But you will not build the temple. Instead, one of your own sons will build it to give honour to me.”

2 Chronicles 6:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י עִם־לְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now it was in the heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 6:7

• 2 Samuel 7:2One day, the king said to Nathan the prophet, ‘I am living in a beautiful palace that is made of cedar wood. But God's Covenant Box still has a tent for its home!’
• 1 Kings 5:3‘You know that my father David could not build a temple for the Lord his God. This was because he had to fight battles against enemies that were all around Israel. He did that until the Lord helped him to win against all of them.
• 1 Kings 8:17My father David wanted very much to build a temple to give honour to the Lord, Israel's God.
• 1 Chronicles 17:1King David was living in his palace. One day, he said to Nathan the prophet, ‘Now I am living in a beautiful palace that is made of cedar wood. But the Lord's Covenant Box is still in a tent.’
• 1 Chronicles 22:7He said to Solomon, ‘My son, I really wanted to build a house for the Lord my God, to give honour to him.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2King David stood up and he said, ‘Listen to me, my people. I wanted to build a house where we could put the Lord's Covenant Box. It would be like a place for our God to rest his feet. I prepared the things that I would need to build a temple.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-39Verses 1-39 Compare Kings (marginal references). Compare Kings (marginal references).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-412Ch 6:1-41. Solomon Blesses the People and Praises God. 1. The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness--This introduction to Solomon's address was evidently suggested by the remarkable incident recorded at the close of the last chapter: the phenomenon of a densely opaque and uniformly shaped cloud, descending in a slow and majestic manner and filling the whole area of the temple. He regarded it himself, and directed the people also to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 6:7

• David
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• David
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• Israel
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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings